[opirgyork] Community Alert: Immigration enforcement targeting undocumented day laborers around Jane-Finch

[OPIRG York]

*Community Alert: Immigration enforcement targeting undocumented day
laborers around Jane-Finch*

*please share on social media: *http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/node/866

Toronto, August 14, 2014 -- This morning immigration enforcement targeted
undocumented day laborers going to work in the Jane and Keele and Jane and
Wilson areas, in particular the Weston road off-ramp to 400 / 401.

Vans with workers were pulled over, workers were ID'd and those without
immigration status were detained.

*Please visit and share http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/knowyourrights
<http://toronto.nooneisillegal.org/knowyourrights> to learn your rights
when coming in to contact with immigration enforcement. It includes video
and downloadable flyers.*

We have not heard of other such raids at this time. If you have any
information, or require assistance, please emailnooneisillegal at riseup.net
 or info at jfaap.com

Please get in touch with us so we can support undocumented people impacted
by these raids, including handing out Know Your Rights materials in
Jane-Finch and other areas.

Immigration raids create fear, harassment and intimidation, and force all
people with precarious immigration status into further exploitation.

The conservative government is spending money and energy on arresting
people who are on their way to work, piling them into detention centres and
buying their plane tickets, instead of supporting social services for those
in need and ensuring full immigration status for all.

Migrants without full status are the backbone of Canada's economy, pouring
in money and sweat to build up the economy while being shut out of social
services. We insist: undocumented people are not disposable workers to be
used and tossed away at Harper's whims.

Further updates to follow, please join No One Is Illegal - Toronto's email
list at www.toronto.nooneisillegal.org.

- Jane Finch Action Against Poverty (http://jfaap.wordpress.com/) and No
One Is Illegal - Toronto.

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